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Childminders and their charges entertained with a magic show

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  • Wednesday, June 28, 2006
    • | Nursery World
(Photograph) - Childminders and their charges were entertained with a magic show at a party held by the National Childminding Association in Bromley, Kent, in honour of National Childminding Week. The week, with a theme of Food, Fitness and Fun, was supported by the British Heart Foundation. Hundreds of local events such as fun walks, sporting events and healthy picnics were organised by NCMA members. Photo Robin Hammond/iconphotos

7m health visiting pilot gets go-ahead

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  • Tuesday, February 6, 2007
    • | Nursery World
The ten sites chosen to conduct health visitor pilots from childrens centres to target socially-excluded families have been named by the DfES and the Department of Health .

Nutrition

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  • Wednesday, June 28, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Nutritional value Milk is perhaps the most comprehensively nutritious food of all. Give children half to one pint of milk a day, depending on the quality of the rest of their diet. Under-twos need 'whole' milk; two- to five-year-olds can gradually change to semi-skimmed if they are good eaters and have a varied diet.

Private firms bid to take over service

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  • Wednesday, January 31, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Crisis in Stoke-on-Trent's children's services has led to four private companies being shortlisted to take over the running of the department. The DfES intervened to send in advisers late last year when the council's children's services were ranked bottom of all local authorities in the Annual Performance Assessment.

Fabulous reader giveaway

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    • | Nursery World
Be ahead of the game and ready for 2002 with the smartest diary around! Professional Nanny has ten Filofax Sandhurst personal organisers, in Italian leather with stylish stained edges, worth 90, to give away free. To enter the draw just send your name and address on a postcard or sealed envelope, marked 'organiser', by 20 December to Professional Nanny at our address on page three. If you're one of the ten lucky winners you'll be the envy of your nanny circle, and probably your employer too! Nursery World (TSL Education Ltd) and its associated companies may from time to time wish to process or disclose your data to approved third party companies, in order to monitor our service and send you future promotions. If you do not wish us to do this please notify us by writing 'No promotions' on your entry.

Start qualifying now

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  • Wednesday, January 31, 2007
    • | Nursery World
Early Years Professional status is for people who are qualified, with experience. The Government states that in the near future all managers must have a level 4 qualification, so now is the time for managers to gain it. Funding is available and it is not as hard to get as you might think.

Childcarers demand to see workforce review

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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Childcare campaigners are calling on the Scottish Executive to publish the delayed early years workforce review, after an inquiry found that the 'single most important factor' in improving quality across the sector is upskilling the workforce. Commenting on the publication of the Scottish Parliament's Education Committee's Early Years report (News, 15 June), Patricia Bradley, owner of the Bishopsbriggs Childcare Centre in East Dunbartonshire, said, 'We need an overhaul of the qualifications system and we need to get on with the early years workforce review consultation. In tandem, we need to look at how the private sector affords to pay professional salaries without the Treasury coming up with innovative plans.'

Play should be 'only as safe as necessary'

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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006
    • | Nursery World
Play areas should be made 'as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible', according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Speaking at RoSPA's International Play Safety Conference, 'Ensuring Play Value', play safety manager David Yearley said that playgrounds must be made more adventurous, with an element of controlled risk, if children are to be discouraged from playing in dangerous areas.

On course

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  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006
    • | Nursery World
30 June From emergent writing to emergent mathematics

Just for you

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  • Wednesday, November 14, 2001
    • | Nursery World
The crucial thing about IEPs is that they remain positive, flexible and open to review, as Colette Drifte explains David, aged five, has a behaviour problem and his early years teacher, his mum and David himself, together with the school's Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), have decided on an Individual Education Plan (IEP) that is aimed at tackling David's difficulties.

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